Here in Louisiana, if two people want to duke it out, it's perfectly legal, as long as they aren't disturbing the peace.Friend and I had a conversation close to this about modern day dueling tactics.
What would happen if when the other guy, who you hate and wants to kill you, gets shot by you while hes taking his paces away from you? Oops.
We figured the resulting conversation would go something like this:
Ref - Hey! You shot him as he was getting ready!
Me - Oh, that sucks for him then. I win.
Ref- But thats against the rules!
Me - Ok. So, do over then?
Ref - You have no honor!
Me - Yeah well, that guy has no pulse...soo....